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Bifidobacterium longum Bacteremia in Preterm Infants Receiving Probiotics

Bertelli, Claire ; Pillonel, Trestan ; Torregrossa, Anaïs ; Prod'hom, Guy ; Fischer, Céline Julie ; Greub, Gilbert ; Giannoni, Eric

In: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2015, vol. 60, no. 6, p. 924-927

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    Title
    • Bifidobacterium longum Bacteremia in Preterm Infants Receiving Probiotics
    Author
    • Bertelli, Claire. Laboratory of Microbial Genomics, Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne
    • Pillonel, Trestan. Laboratory of Microbial Genomics, Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne
    • Torregrossa, Anaïs. Service of Neonatology
    • Prod'hom, Guy. Laboratory of Bacteriology, Institute of Microbiology
    • Fischer, Céline Julie. Service of Neonatology
    • Greub, Gilbert. Laboratory of Microbial Genomics, Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne
    • Giannoni, Eric. Service of Neonatology
    Document Type
    • Postprint
    Language
    • English
    Published in
    • Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2015, vol. 60, no. 6, p. 924-927. Oxford University Press
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    OAI-PMH Identifier
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:293325
    Summary
    Administration of probiotics to premature newborns has been shown to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis and reduce all-cause mortality. In our hospital, we documented 2 cases of Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis bacteremia in newborns receiving probiotics. By comparative genomics, we confirmed that the strains isolated from each patient originated from the probiotics